Measuring device



w. o. BARTLETT MEASURING DEVICE July 19, 1927.

Filed Aug. 20, 192e ||l lll |||1 IIIII 31mm niet atto: new

Patented July 19, 1927.

.1 UNITED 1 STATES WILLIAM o. BARTLETT, or DENvER, COLORADO. y

MEAsUEINe DEVICE.

Application led Angusti20, 1926. Serial No. 130,465.

mining the proportions and for making comparisons with ,the criterion Vand with other animals or dogs that may be competing.

v It is the object of the invention to prol duce afseale or measuringdevice that shall be so constructed thatvit will be particularly well adapted for taking` the measurementsof dogs and which can be easily adjusted and read. My invention can be most clearly described and will be most readily understood when reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which the preferred embodiment thereof has been illustrated and in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of my invention, a part thereof being broken away to reduce the size.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the construction of the detachable pointer.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4, Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a view showing my device used for determining` the height of a dog.

My improved measuring device consists of a wooden bar 1 which is graduated in inches and fractions of inches. Secured to t-he opposite sides of this bar are metal strips 4or binders 2 and 3 which serve to strengthen the bar and to provide smooth surface for Athe slide 4 to move along. The slide 4 has a flat side 5 that is parallel with the metal strip 3 and a transverse wall or side 6 which is perpendicular to the part 5 and which engages the edges of the parts 1, 2 and 3 in the manner shown in Fig. 4. This slide is also provided with a portion 7 which is parallel to the side 5 and engages the strip 2. The edge of the part 5 is provided with fingers 8 and 9 which are bent over the edges of the strips 1 and 3. The parts are adjusted so that the slide 4 may be moved and still have sufficient friction to maintainit in a desired position. Secured to the part 7 is a pointer 10 which extends over the scale andassists in reading the same. iApin or rod 11 is rsecured'to thewall 6, and extends Aperpendicular to the saniein the" plane VVVof the bar 1. Securedk to theends Vof the parts 1, 2 and 3 is a detachable portion which has been indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 12 in Fig. V2. This detachable p0rtion is made of sheet metal and has a side wall 13, and walls 14 andr 15 and bent over portions 16 and 17.` Thel end wall 14isl somewhat narrower than the 4en dportion 15 1 vfor the reason thatlthe distance between the adjacent surfaces of the vwalls '13 Y,and 16 is merely the .thickness of theiparts-l cent surfaces of the walls 1,3 and 17isequal to the combined thickness of partsl, 2 and side of the rod 11 that is adjacent the rod 18 so that the pointer 10 indicates that part Vof the scale that represents theactual distance between the adjacent V`surfaces of the rods 1 1 and 18. It is now appa-rent that if a certain distance to be measured as, for eX- ample, the height or length of a dog or other animal, the measuring device arranged wit-h the adjacent sides of the parts 11 and 18 contacting the extreme portions whose distanceapart is to be determined, this distance can then be easily read from the scale. In Fig. 1 the distance indicated by the pointer is thirty-two (32) inches. 4 has been adjusted it is desirable that it and. 3, whilethe distance betweentlie `adja- After the slide shall not readily be moved, and I have'there 'l from the scale. If we now desire to measure y the height of an animal it is necessary to remove the cap 12 Which can be readily done in the manner indicated in Fig. 2. 'Ihe end mine the distance A in Fig. 5, the rods l1Y and 18 must both be employed and the correct distance between the same will then be indicated by the pointer 10. In like manner depth and width of chest and various other measurements may be determined. When the measuring device is not in use the slide 4 and the cap 12 may both be removed so as to enable the measuring device to be packed in a small casing and to obviate all danger of bending the rods 11 and 18. Then the measuring device is to be used the parts are assembled in the manner shown in Fig. l. The re-enforcing metal strips 2 and 3, besides adding strength to the wooden bar 1, also give a finished appearance to the article and provide smooth surface for the slide 4 to cooperate with. The spring 19 is'also important as it prevents accidental movement of the slide 4 after the measurements have been determined so that the reading of the scale may be kept from altering until a proper record has been made of the same.

I have found the above measuring device to be of great assistance in judging dogs at dog shows and it is obvious that it can also be used for many other purposes.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is- A measuring device comprising7 in combination, a Wooden bar of rectangular crosssection having a metal strip secured to one side said strip being of the same Width as the bar, a narrow metal strip (2) secured to the other side, a cap (12) removably secured to one end of the bar, a rod (18) Secured to the cap and extending at right angles to the bar, a slide (4) secured to the bar and movable therealong, a. pointer 10) secured to the slide, a rod (11) also secured to the slide and extending parallel With the rod (18) and a spring (10) secured to the slide and having one end in frictional engagement with the strip 2.

In testimony Whereoi I affix my signature.

WILLIAM O. BARTLETT. 

